2008 CAPE Conference

"Transcending Educational Boundaries"

Pre-Conference Events

Sunday, April 6, 2008    2-9PM

Holiday Inn, Grantville

About our Pre-Conference Dinner Keynote

Pre-Conference Workshops

Pre-Conference Fees

Monday's Conference Events

Registration & Information

presenting

Mr. Scott Kinney

National Director, Discovery Educator Network

"The Media Evolution"

Pre-Conference Dinner Keynote

There is no doubt media plays an influential role in our students’ lives.  In fact, most children spend an average of 6 ½ hours per day exposed to media.  However, students today are no longer satisfied simply passively consuming information; instead they want to be active participants.  From participating to producing, this presentation will explore the role media plays in today’s classroom and examine the research that supports its inclusion.

About our Pre-Conference Dinner Keynote

Scott Kinney serves as a strong advocate and voice for creative and effective applications of educational technology.  As the National Director of the Discovery Educator Network, a global community of educators passionate about teaching with digital media, sharing resources, collaborating, and networking, Scott currently leads the development of one of the largest and most active educator communities in the world.  

Scott has presented at numerous national conferences including AESA, ASCD, FETC, NECC, T+L2, and has delivered keynote presentations at various prestigious conferences such as the Center for Advancing Partnerships in Education (CAPE), Virginia’s EdTech2007 conference and the Maryland K12 Digital Library Summit.  He has also co-authored multiple articles about using technology as a tool to help differentiate instruction including: “Creating a Differentiated Classroom,” (Leading and Learning with Technology) and “Teaching Every Child,” (Discovery Education Classroom Resource Guide).

Prior to joining Discovery Education as National Director of the 30,000 strong Discovery Educator Network, Scott was the Director of Educational Technologies at the Carbon Lehigh Intermediate Unit in Pennsylvania where he formerly served as the Assistant Director of Curriculum and Instruction. He started his career in education as a Technology Coordinator in the Sharpsville Area School District.

Registration & Information

Pre-Conference Workshops

2-5PM

Holiday Inn, Grantville

Podcasting for Teaching & Learning

Mr. Matt Little, Apple, Inc.

Discover podcasting, an exciting new way for students and teachers to create, publish and distribute their own dynamic educational content, in the classroom, or around the world.  With podcasting, students, teachers, and parents can have anywhere, anytime, access to the latest educational audio and video content, on a Mac, on a PC or on an iPod!  Learn how easy it is to get started in the exciting world of educational podcasting today!

Connect with Moodle

Ms. Evon Zundel, Technology Integration Coordinator, CAPE
Why spend thousands of dollars on a Content Management System when you can have it for free? Learn how this easy Open Source content management system engages students inside and outside the classroom and makes collaboration in your organization a breeze in this hands-on workshop. All participants should bring a laptop computer with a wireless card and have access to an email account during the session. Participants will get most from this workshop by bringing some files that can be uploaded as resources.

Making Minds Work with Media

Mr. Scott Kinney, National Director, Discovery Educator Network

From participating to producing, explore the role media plays in today's classroom. Using a combination of free resources such as Microsoft PhotoStory, Moviemaker and Google Earth participants will create media enhanced educational resources as well as discover multiple methods to engage their technology savvy students in a meaningful learning environment.

Master Class:  Hands On with New Classroom Technologies

Dr. Scott Garrigan, Director of Professional Development, CAPE  
Spend three fast-paced, hands-on hours with a wonderful assortment of free and low-cost new technologies. We'll explore web-based applications such as the newest enhancements to Google Docs (a collaborative online alternative to Microsoft Office), downloadable applications such as CmapTools, a collaborative alternative to Inspiration. We'll publish Web pages without commercial software using both downloaded and web-based tools. Explore Skype, a personal videoconference system on your own laptop. Experience for yourself the advanced and engaging constructivist software such as TamTam that is distributed with the new XO laptop. Explore new downloadable and web-based software for your CFF students in mathematics and science.  Ask questions and get answers from a master of technology-empowered teaching and learning. Walk away with the future on your laptop! (Must bring your own Windows or Macintosh laptop and able to install software on it).

Pre-Conference Fees

The fees for participation in Sunday's pre-conference events are as follows:

Monday's Conference Events

Registration & Information

Interested in exhibiting? Call Kim at (610) 264-9472, ext. 10.

Come and see why one previous attendee said "Great conference, great way to network, great speakers and great snacks!"